Enrique Álvarez Félix

Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1934 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as The Monastery of the Vultures and The House of the Pelican.[2][3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Félix.
Enrique Álvarez Félix
Enrique Álvarez Félix in Marisol (1996).
Born(1935-04-05)5 April 1935
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died24 May 1996(1996-05-24) (aged 61)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationActor
Years active1955–1996
Parent(s)María Félix[1]
Enrique Álvarez Alatorre

Family and personal life

Enrique Álvarez Félix was the son of Mexican actress María Félix and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez Alatorre. When his parents divorced in 1938, his mother lived for a time at home with her own parents until 1939, when she traveled with Enrique to Mexico City. Soon after, her ex-husband took Álvarez Félix.[4]

When his mother married Jorge Negrete he became the stepbrother of Diana Negrete.

Álvarez Félix never married, and, according to Mexican novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes, he was sexually frustrated, and had an Oedipus complex.[5]

Death

Enrique Álvarez Félix died from a heart attack in the early morning of Friday, May 24, 1996, aged 62.[6]

Telenovelas

A telenovela is a type of long miniseries which tells one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less. However, they are usually much longer than the typical miniseries; ranging from 60 to 200 episodes.

Main article: Enrique Álvarez Félix filmography

Álvarez's last acting role was "Leonardo" in Marisol (1996). The title character, Leonardo's niece, was played by Erika Buenfil; Leonardo's wife, Ámparo, was played by Claudia Islas.[9] He died two days after the episode in which his character, Leonardo, was killed off.[10]

Films
  • The Immortal Charro (1955)
  • Simon of the Desert (1964)
  • The Crows are in Mourning (1965)
  • The Two Elenas (1965)
  • House of Women (1966)
  • Requiem for a scoundrel (1966)
  • The riders of the witch (1966)
  • The Outsiders (Los Caifanes) (1966)
  • The Green Years (1966)
  • Three nights of madness (1968)
  • Chronicle of a coward (1968)
  • Trap for a cadaver (1969)
  • Narda or summer (1970)
  • The Angels of the Afternoon (1970)
  • The spring of the scorpions (1971)
  • Victoria (1972)
  • The disturbed (1972)
  • The Monastery of the Vultures (1973)
  • Love does not have a woman's face (1973)
  • Labyrinth of passions (1975)
  • The House of the Pelican (1978)[11][12][13]

Family tree
Josefina Güereña Rosas de Félix
María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña
(1914 – 2002)
Bernardo Félix Flores
Enrique Álvarez Félix
(1935 – 1996)
Enrique Álvarez Alatorre

See also

References
  1. Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, Volume 1 by Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García and Arturo J. Aldama
  2. Freud's Mexico: Into the Wilds of Psychoanalysis by Rubén Gallo
  3. The Hidden God: Film and Faith by Mary Lea Bandy, Antonio Monda, p. 287. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2004.
  4. Félix (1993), vol. 1, pp. 65-75
  5. Cynthia Tompkins and David William Foster, Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood, ISBN 978-0-3133-1112-3
  6. Muerte de Enrique Álvarez Félix, lasnoticiasmexico.com; accessed 8 May 2018.(in Spanish)
  7. Wild Heart on IMDb
  8. Rina on IMDb
  9. Marisol on IMDb
  10. Álvarez profile at IMDb
  11. La Casa del Pelícano on IMDb
  12. Álvarez Félix's role as "Nilo" in La Casa del Pelícano is enduringly controversial. He played a son of raped woman, Margarita Ramírez (played by Jacqueline Andere). At the end of the film, Margarita castrates Nilo.
    Dictionary of Mexican Literature; edited by Eladio Cortes.
  13. Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas by Susan Dever, pg. 185. "For spectators who followed national news reports about the late Enrique Álvarez Félix's allegedly difficult relationship with (his) real-life mother María Félix, it may be hard to ignore the irony of Álvarez Félix's character suffering castrating stabs."
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